Example sentences of "of [noun] can [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , a fair exchange of values can only be realized by either a broad doctrine of unconscionability or a reversal of the rule that a court will not assess the adequacy of consideration . |
| 2 | Because the amount of VideoRAM can only be used to give a higher resolution OR more colours there is an inevitable trade-off . |
| 3 | Such Marxists are arguing that whatever people may believe subjectively about their own freedom to make choices which will shape their society , the true locus of change can only be understood in terms of the objective laws of motion and requirements of the capitalist mode of production . |
| 4 | This deep-rooted process of change can now be brought to bear on the ‘ official ’ health system as the signing of the peace agreements between the government and the FMLN has ushered in a period of more open political struggle and has created new political spaces . |
| 5 | In this context , two agreed conclusions of the 1985 meeting of experts can usefully be quoted : |
| 6 | This second type of exclamation can not be analysed in exactly the same terms as the first type , however , since the infinitive refers to an event which has already occurred and not to one whose occurrence is an object of someone 's longing or desire . |
| 7 | ‘ Whilst there may be sanctuary men and sanctuary women — ’ he pointed out , producing as it were his trump card , ‘ — since children can commit no crime for which asylum would be needed , the privilege of sanctuary can not be extended to them . |
| 8 | Intact physical structures which enable one to see , hear , taste , smell and touch , and those which permit speech and body language are basic to independence , although some degree of impairment can often be compensated for or coped with . |
| 9 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |
| 10 | In general , the results that we have reported in this chapter have been favourable to the rational expectations hypothesis , suggesting at the very least that the usefulness of that hypothesis in one area of macroeconomics can not be dismissed lightly . |
| 11 | This glut of contracts can also be partly explained by the actions of some banks supporting their national exchanges , and by some governments ' policies through their tax legislation and regulation actions which are aimed at establishing a presence in what is thought to be an essential requirement for each country 's financial centre . |
| 12 | In addition , the concept of function can also be defined set-theoretically ( see Section 2.6 ) . |
| 13 | Existing patterns of inequality can thus be experienced as both necessary and legitimate , while the very possibility of alternative social arrangements becomes unthinkable or marginalized . |
| 14 | The personal characters of artists can not be infallibly deduced from their work . |
| 15 | Small groups of objects can sometimes be most effectively used in problem solving activities . |
| 16 | One might be tempted to dismiss such an enquiry as irrelevant to our discussion : human beings have Newton and Einstein , whereas animals do not , so human knowledge of physics can not be relevant to enquiries about chimps , beavers , or bees . |
| 17 | At the singularities , the equations of physics can not be defined ; thus one can not predict what will happen . |
| 18 | In particular , they point out that the phenomenon of monitoring can not be confined within the restricted role it plays in Monitor theory : |
| 19 | We have had such a welter of lies about the NHS from people like Robin Cook that it really is astonishing that their campaign of denigration can actually be exceeded by this piece of filthy insinuation from Widgery . ’ |
| 20 | The understanding and support of personnel can not be assumed . |
| 21 | The likely total number of dies can then be multiplied by the average number of coins per die . |
| 22 | The chief difference between this and literature is that the stylistic values of literature can not be adequately explained ill terms of a need-oriented view of language . |
| 23 | For while they always emphasized the special qualities of literature , and in particular the idea that the meaning or effect of literature can not be explained by a process of reduction to ordinary modes of expression , the New Critics also insisted on its connections with the ‘ real ’ world , and on the contribution it can make to coping with the problems of everyday human existence . |
| 24 | It is not clear why any of the clergy should be disqualified ( as opposed to restrained by their own professional ethics ) at all , except that in the case of the Church of England some sort of case can then be made out by reason of the right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords . |
| 25 | For instance , in Sibree v. Tripp , Parke B. says , ‘ It is clear if the claim be a liquidated and ascertained sum , payment of part can not be satisfaction of the whole , although it may , under certain circumstances , be evidence of a gift of the remainder . ’ |
| 26 | The person called will normally speak first ( which of course can not be heard ) . |
| 27 | Testing of course can not be avoided . |
| 28 | Thus , liability for death or personal injury arising from such a breach of contract can not be excluded or restricted at all ; liability for other loss or injury arising from such a breach can be excluded only in so far as the exclusion clause satisfies the requirement of reasonableness , Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , section 2 ( see paragraph 10–24 above ) . |
| 29 | Even if the new style forms of contract can not be used , it is often possible to write specific requirements into existing standard forms to promote co-operation . |
| 30 | Second , whilst waiver of past breaches of contract can never be revoked , the effect of estoppel is to suspend obligation which may be revoked with reasonable notice . |